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The Biodiversity Council acknowledges the First Peoples of the lands and waters of Australia, and pays respect to their Elders, past, present and future and expresses gratitude for long and ongoing custodianship of Country.

The Biodiversity Council is an independent expert group founded by 11 Australian universities to promote evidence-based solutions to Australia’s biodiversity crisis. It receives funding from 11 university partners and The Ian Potter Foundation, The Ross Trust, Trawalla Foundation, The Rendere Trust, Isaacson Davis Foundation, Coniston Charitable Trust and Angela Whitbread.



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Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report shows that the reef is in serious trouble

26 August 2024
The 2024 Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report has just been released by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). Here is what our experts had to say.
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Damning audit of NSW threatened species programs highlights that conservation can’t run on crumbs

19 August 2024
A government audit has just delivered a damning report on the NSW Government’s programs to care for threatened species highlighting a massive gap in funding
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Take a look at the Witjira-Dalhousie hot-springs fishes now on the national threatened species list

12 August 2024
Among the animals just added to our national threatened species list are three unique desert-spring fishes.
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Join our webinar: Preparing for bird flu impacts on Australian wildlife

9 August 2024
Join us on the 26th of August and hear from an expert panel on how bird flu is impacting wildlife globally and what we need to do to safeguard Australian wildlife.
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Our national list of threatened plants and animals has just reached 2,118 species – it is the tip of the iceberg

7 August 2024
Thousands of species are likely to meet the national threatened species criteria but have never been assessed, leaving them without protection under national law.
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Does the Nature Positive legislation before parliament stack up for nature?

1 August 2024
Our experts highlighted several major issues with the Nature Positive Bills before parliament when they gave evidence to a senate committee last week.
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Three Biodiversity Councillors announced as finalists for prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

1 August 2024
Biodiversity Council Councillors Euan Ritchie, Carolyn Hogg and David Keith are finalists for the 2024 Eureka Prize for excellence in their respective fields.
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Strong progress – from a low base: here’s what’s in NSW’s biodiversity reforms

20 July 2024
Koalas in trouble, land clearing at speed – nature in New South Wales is not well. Now the government is proposing significant changes to its ineffective biodiversity laws.
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Top scientists call on Australian Government to allocate federal funding towards nature protection and management

18 July 2024
More than two dozen of Australia’s eminent ecology, conservation and biodiversity academics have called on the Australian Government to commit significant federal funding towards nature.
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NSW Biodiversity Act set for major overhaul

18 July 2024
The NSW Minns Government have announced major reforms to the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, following a scathing independent review in 2023.
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